Greetings,
M y name is Josh(REAL NAME JONAH)Born and brought up in an African soil.A journey of identity and discovery is what led me to your ever resourceful site.I am 26yrs old and i work in a sales industry.Last year i developed weird symptoms at place of work .Every time we had a meeting i would dose off(EDS).This was the genesis of my fate as my peers started to ridicule and brand me as the sleepy guy.I consulted my doc who advised me to take a break/leave from my very demanding job attributing my fatique to nature of my job.
The unfolding symptoms developed into hallucinations and sleep paralysis of which i was referred to a psychiatrist who gave me dozens of drugs that caused more harm than good to my health.Due to stigma from peers i resigned from my only source of livelihood.Being from third word economy where proper medical attention is a reserve of the rich,I opted to “accept” this strange disease and move on.September 2013 i accidentally came across narcolepsy and its symptoms in the internet.It perfectly described me.I went to see a sleep doctor who carried out an EGG taste and confirmed that i am indeed a narcoleptic.
That marked the beginning of self discovery.My father(uneducated) attributed the symptoms to a curse, stress or depression while my peers strongly believe that i am a drug/alcohol addict and i don’t sleep at night that is why i dose anyhowly during the day.Twice this condition has failed me in a job interview as i went asleep in the middle of the session.
I accidentally hit into your educative site an eye opener and a new paradigm shift in the discovery of my self.No one tends to understand me in my community.My relationship is drowning as no lady wants to buy into my story that i am suffering from sleep sickness.
I AM SUFFERING IN SILENCE.MY CAREER AND RELATIONSHIP IS SINKING.
PLEASE HELP!
Josh,
Nairobi,Kenya-Africa.